God’s Holy Word

Eric Sikma

December 24, 2020 10:53 pm

TESTIMONY: Both 1 Corinthians 1:31 and 2 Corinthians 10:17 say we may boast in The Lord at any time. OK. Will do. LOL! “If I were to have tried to operate any deeper, I would have killed him so I had ... View MoreTESTIMONY: Both 1 Corinthians 1:31 and 2 Corinthians 10:17 say we may boast in The Lord at any time. OK. Will do. LOL! “If I were to have tried to operate any deeper, I would have killed him so I had to stop. He was inoperable. Unfortunately, don’t bother saying, ‘Good morning,’ to your son because he’s not going to survive the night. But I’m a Christian doctor believing in a miracle for your son.” That was on January 27, 2016. The Lord had other plans. The REAL MIRACLE isn’t in the survival so much as it is in what He’s shown me since. (What we humans refer to as “MIRACLES”, The Lord refers to as “ROUTINE” – Principle behind Matthew 19:26.) Here’s the cool part: The Lord doesn’t show favoritism (Romans 2:11). The devil has some “wish list”, meanwhile, The Lord has PLANS. HUGE difference (see the principle of how The Lord operates in Genesis 50:20 – “What the devil meant for evil, The Lord meant for good.”) Since everyone has a 1-on-1 with Him whether it’s “believed that way or not”, the recommendation would be to heed Hebrews 9:27-28. (Lest anyone forget that everything including all of the laws in the Old Testament point to the message of the cross in the New Testament. Jesus fulfilled all 613 rules of that obsolete Mosaic Law (or Torah) which includes the Ten Commandments brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses as well as everything mentioned by the O.T. prophets (Matthew 5:17-20 -- He didn’t ABOLISH any of it but rather FULFILLED all of it. See also Matthew 22:37-40, John 1:17, 2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Hebrews 8:6 and Hebrews 8:13.) Romans 10:9-10 (NLT) If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. https://classic.biblegateway.com/ There’s only one way to be saved, period (Mark 1:15, John 3:1-21, John 11:25-27, Romans 10:13). Jesus at Calvary is the only way anyone is ever forgiven, again, period (John 14:6, John 19:30 and Galatians 2:19-21). Because of Jesus and His substitute sacrifice at Calvary, your forgiveness is justified and the wrath of The Lord is turned away from you. Logically, it’s followed by His resurrection which means you live because He lives (Matthew 28:6, John 14:19b, Romans 5:10). Forgiveness is once for all (Hebrews 10:1-18), and it means it’s past, present and future (2 Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 2:13, 1 John 2:12, 1 Peter 2:19, Jude 1:24). There’s no need to “keep a tally” or “visit a confession booth” as those “salvation by works” cults and / or false religions push (John 5:24). What 1 John 1:9 means is to admit you’re a sinner in need of a Savior and then ask forgiveness (see 1 John 1:8-10 for more information). Scripture in context is ALWAYS emphasized. People come to Jesus to be forgiven, not in order to have a fat wallet, great health, cool car, nice job, big house, etc. Salvation is “Jesus plus nothing.” Those in that Hebrew Roots Movement LOVE using that word “Torah” but what they’re realistically saying is that the cross was not enough. That’s simply a form of works-based righteousness. Judaism, on the other hand, simply flat-out rejects Jesus as The Messiah while Messianic Jews just happen to be Jewish but are well aware that Jesus is the only way to be forgiven. “Salvation by works” never works (Isaiah 64:6). Salvation-wise, you do 100% of nothing (John 15:5, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:4-8). Things are ALWAYS a matter of The Lord THROUGH US and not vice versa. Someone born again (John 3:1-21) does the reporting while the recipient does the deciding. That’s it. Whatever a person decides ultimately only affects that person. Once a person knows what salvation is, he or she has the choice whether or not to obey The Lord. That takes place by “taking every thought captive and making it subject to Jesus” as 2 Corinthians 10:5 says. (See also the principles behind 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 1 Corinthians 10:23 for more information.) Absolutely 100% of everybody has fallen short (Romans 3:10-12, Romans 3:21-26). (Those with eyes to see and ears to hear can also see hundreds of principles of how The Lord operates throughout the rest of the Old Testament.))

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